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Metropolitan Health
$25
million boost for hospital equipment
The Victorian Government
has provided $25 million for public hospitals around the state to
buy much-needed medical equipment—such as patient monitoring
and diagnostic devices.
Lung
transplant research leads to excellence award
The Alfred Hospital
Lung Transplant Unit's Dr Glen Westall has won the Ann Woolcock
Young Investigator Award.
Revamped
Dandenong Hospital opens
More people in the
Greater Dandenong area will be able to receive treatment close to
family and friends thanks to the biggest revamp of the hospital
in its 64-year history.
Finger
treatment hits nail on the head
Stubbing a toe or finger
is extremely common but can be the cause of permanent injury.
Guest
treatment at Monash
Monash Medical Centre's
new Medihotel is allowing country patients to be regarded as 'guests'
while they receive treatment that requires overnight accommodation.
Research
leads to eye disease treatment
Groundbreaking new
Melbourne research could save the eyesight of the thousands of Australians
needing a corneal transplant.
Adult
stem cell implant first in orthopaedic patient
The Royal Melbourne
Hospital has performed the world's first implant of cultured specialist
stem cells into an orthopaedic patient.
State-of-the-art
radiation machine installed at Peter Mac
The risk of cancer
treatment damaging children's brains, bones and body will be drastically
reduced thanks to a $3.2 million Australian first in cancer treatment
at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
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Public Health
Study
links 'pot' to early emphysema
Regular marijuana smokers
are presenting with emphysema 25 years earlier on average than tobacco
smokers, according to a new study.
Blood
diseases on the increase
Diseases of the blood
are affecting our community in large numbers, according to Alfred
Hospital Haematology Clinic and Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
Director Professor Hatem Salem.
Website
takes up fight against flu
The National Institute
of Clinical Studies (NICS) has developed an internet site aimed
at increasing flu vaccinations among 'at-risk' groups under 65 years
of age.
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Juvenile Justice
More
than 100 take part in Pacific communities seminar
A forum in Thomastown
enabled communities in the North and West Region to explore culturally-appropriate
strategies to decrease the over-representation of Pacific young
people in the juvenile justice and broader criminal justice systems.
Disability Services
Advocacy
service gives young people a voice
Minister for Community
Services Sherryl Garbutt has launched Victoria's first advocacy
service specifically for young people with a disability.
Alkira
aboard for station beautification
People with intellectual
disabilities attending Alkira's new day service in Wood Street,
Nunawading, have volunteered to beautify the local train station.
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General News
Report
shows hospital initiatives are working
A concerted attack
on public hospital elective surgery has seen waiting lists fall
over the past year.
Grand
Prix goes down to the wire
State-of-the-art technology
at this year's Australian Grand Prix was not restricted to the F1
racing cars flying around the track.
Violence
prevention forum
Health and community
workers, local government representatives, education providers,
private business, policy makers, academics and law enforcement agencies
have been invited to a seminar using health promotion to prevent
violence against women.
Refurbished
Phoenix Rooms comfort burns survivors
Nerissa McCartney knows
all too well the long and enduring agony burns patients go through.
Seminar
on migrant and refugee grief
A two-day workshop
will explore grief in culturally-diverse communities.
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Office for Children
Government
to investigate childcare waiting lists
A State Government
taskforce will report later this year on ways to ease the pressure
on working families struggling to find childcare.
Maternal
and child health boost
New State funding aims
to build momentum in encouraging more graduates to take up careers
as maternal and child health (MCH) nurses working with families
in council areas across Victoria.
Early
childhood conference to feature parents' session
A special seminar for
parents will be a feature of the 2006 Early Childhood Education
Conference at Caulfield Racecourse.
Project
helps families
A Bendigo Health Child
and Mental Health Service (CAMHS) project is helping vulnerable
families affected by mental health issues and involved with Protective
Services.
Review
of child deaths released
Minister for Children
Sherryl Garbutt has released the annual independent review of the
deaths of children who have been in contact with the child protection
system.
Aged Care
Model
care relieves pain of pressure ulcer wounds
Caulfield General Medical
Centre is using pressure ulcer models, moulded from a 74-year-old
patient, to help its staff and student nurses improve their wound
dressing skills.
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Housing
Home
renovation service now open to private renters
More than 45,000 senior
Victorians living in private rental accommodation now have access
to a Government service designed to keep them safe and comfortable
at home.
Mental Health
Mental
health support for ethnic communities
Carers of people with
a mental illness from six ethnic communities now have a better idea
of where to reach out for help, following the translation of information
booklets in their languages.
Kit
helps counsellors ease troubled minds
A State Government-funded
project is helping slash waiting times for depression and anxiety
counselling from months to weeks.
Pilot
project addresses schoolyard bullying
A unique intervention
project run by occupational therapists at the Alfred Hospital aims
to assist primary school pupils experiencing social difficulties
such as bullying and isolation.
Rural and Regional Health
Easter
cheer for Leongatha patients
Residents and patients
of Gippsland Southern Health Services' Leongatha campus facilities
enjoyed a traditional Easter visit from Hengstberger sisters Nola
Sneddon and Val Pistrucci.
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Finger
treatment hits nail on the head
